DFI is ready with its high-end motherboard based on the Intel X58 chipset, providing support for the Intel Core i7 processors. It features three PCI-E x16 slots, that arrange themselves into x16, x8, x8, to support ATI CrossfireX and NVIDIA SLI technologies. The board is studded with high-grade components that include a digital PWM CPU power circuit. The board provides vDroop control. It features an intricate cooling design, with blocks of aliminum fin arrays over the northbridge, and the VRM areas. The VRM cooler projects out of the case, and over the case-fan, if arranged. DFI is expected to announce this product soon.

i like the color scheme, but that rear heatsink is removable right?? cuz that looks pretty stupid

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They were removable in the original concept for previous mobo's. Here is the kicker tho, it goes on through the I/O shild and is cooled by the rear 120mm case fan usually. So in essence, you will never see it anyways!

I love DFI boards but I hate that rear heatsink. I always go DFI when I can. Id actually consider a DFI LP P45 just to see how my X3350 would fare on it. Wonder if it would get as high or higher than my Asus.

Just to answer the heatsink questions. Im sure its removable. You would install the board in your case. Then mount the heat sink which will stick out of the back of your case. Then mount the I/O shield. Its actaully a good idea, what its doing is "passively" directing the heat out of your case. GOOD IDEA, because I know on my Maximus, the monster heatsink looks cool, but the heat is staying in the case.

Funny how they call the Vdroop control. Another marketing trick putting a simple feature as stable voltage for the CPU into a super feature that you can enable in BIOS and become a "better" overclocker.

LOL. I've heard so many complaints about the colors that DFI uses on their boards. It cracks me up for 2 reasons. I want performance, and I don't give a damn if the board is pink and orange. If it performs well, it simply does not matter to me the color. I'm also "color deficient". Basically, this means that I can see most primary colors, but my eyes can't distinguish between shades, so the shade of green or yellow on boards really means nil to me.